Electoral Dysfunction is a Participatory Non-fiction Documentary that follows Mo Rocca as he learns about the electoral college and voting. In the first scene Mo starts off and asks people where voting is a right or a privilege and 4 out of 5 people say that it is a right. After this clear plurality consensus he turns to the Constitution to see what it says, it is then realized that nowhere in the constitution does it acknowledge voting as a right nor a privilege it is simply not brought up. Because of federalism The federal government decided to let the states decide on the voting policy and who got to vote. In order to understand the full process of voting Mo then heads to Indiana one of america’s swing states. Indiana is famous for the closest electoral race in US history that took place in the Bloody 8th, or the 8th congressional district towards Evansville Indiana.
In Indiana Mo then learns about Indiana's strict voting laws and the history of voting in America. …show more content…
I completely understand we want some form of federalism in this process but one should person should not be able to vote in one state but then not vote in another because that is not fair. The voter ID laws also make sense but should be consistent and ike they mentioned in the film we need a actually free to get a ID in states that require one to vote because it is a civic privilege and duty to vote but by making people pay some fees in order to get an ID is in a way limiting their 24th amendment rights because that is restriction holding them back from voting. I don't believe in restricting voters with voter ID laws and such because I feel like a higher voter turnout is more important than making sure everyone is themselves because that rarely happens and actually is more common in states with strict voting laws contrary to popular
In Indiana Mo then learns about Indiana's strict voting laws and the history of voting in America. …show more content…
I completely understand we want some form of federalism in this process but one should person should not be able to vote in one state but then not vote in another because that is not fair. The voter ID laws also make sense but should be consistent and ike they mentioned in the film we need a actually free to get a ID in states that require one to vote because it is a civic privilege and duty to vote but by making people pay some fees in order to get an ID is in a way limiting their 24th amendment rights because that is restriction holding them back from voting. I don't believe in restricting voters with voter ID laws and such because I feel like a higher voter turnout is more important than making sure everyone is themselves because that rarely happens and actually is more common in states with strict voting laws contrary to popular